Past Events



Ruha Benjamin, Assistant Professor, Princeton University *Co-sponsored with the Penn Program on Race, Science and Society

Colloquium
"The Emperor’s New Genes: Mapping and Marketing Populations in a Global Context"
Oct 29, 2014 at -

 *Co-sponsored with the Penn Program on Race, Science and Society

Ruha Benjamin is an interdisciplinary scholar who examines the relationship between science, technology, medicine, and society. She is a…



PSC Colloquium: Vida Maralani, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Yale University

"Is Obesity in the Eye of the Beholder? BMI and Socioeconomic Outcomes Across Cohorts"
Oct 27, 2014 at -



Culture & Interaction: Annette Lareau

Workshop
“Relying on the Network in Choosing Where to Live: The Reproduction of Residential Inequality”
Oct 24, 2014 at -

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WHYY Webcast Taping; Doctors without Borders Panel featuring Renee Fox

"Principles, Ethics, and Dilemmas: Becoming Doctors Without Borders"
Oct 23, 2014 at -

On October 23rd, WHYY's Maiken Scott will lead a conversation with MSF’s Executive Director in the United States, Sophie Delaunay, and three academic experts who have dedicated years to studying the organization.…



Andrew Abbott, Professor of Sociology, University of Chicago

Colloquium
"The Problematic Concept of Inequality"
Oct 22, 2014 at -



Media Activism Research Collective (MARC) Organizational Meeting

Oct 20, 2014 - Oct 24, 2014 at -

 The Media Activism Research Collective (MARC) offers a collaborative space for graduate students working at the intersection of media studies and social movement theory. Innovative research on the dynamic…



PSC Colloquium: Philip Morgan, Professor of Sociology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

TBA
Oct 20, 2014 at -



Family & Gender: Amy Steinbugler, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Dickinson College

Workshop
"Everyday Interraciality: Lesbian, Gay and Heterosexual Intimacies in Black and White"
Oct 17, 2014 at -



Asian America Across the Disciplines: Anthony Ocampo, Assist. Professor of Sociology at California State Polytechnic Univ., Pomona

"The Latinization of Filipino Ethnic Identity: How Immigration is Reshaping Racial Formation"
Oct 15, 2014 at -

 In his talk, Professor Ocampo will explore the mass migration from Latin America and Asia that is dramatically changing racial landscape of our nation. He will examine how Filipino Americans, the largest Asian group…



Elena Shih, Postdoctoral Fellow, International Studies, Brown University

Colloquium
"The Price of Freedom: Moral and Political Economies of Low Wage Women's Work in the Global Anti-Trafficking Movement"
Oct 15, 2014 at -